Is Leeds a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Leeds, from official data · 41 postcode districts · 20,863 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Leeds, from official data · 41 postcode districts · 20,863 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Leeds sold for £247,695 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.8% on a year earlier. Across Leeds, police record 124 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Leeds, the nearest primary school is Blenheim Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest secondary is Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Woodhouse Medical Practice, 0.2 mi away, about a 3 minute walk.
Leeds station is 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk; the nearest park is 40 m away, about a 1 minute walk.
Across Leeds, police record 124 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Leeds sold for £247,695 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £454,505, semi-detached £271,022, terraced £206,148, flats £151,734. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Blenheim Primary School, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). The nearest secondary school is Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College, 0.1 mi away, about a 3 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Leeds is 1.0 mi away, about a 21 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £41,861 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.